Someone recently referred to me as "single".... YUCK! I will never be single. I am married FOREVER and even though we are not together now, I know that in the next life, whether it be intermediate or new earth, we will be together again. So, in my opinion, our marriage isn't over its just been placed on "hold" for a while. Like my Dennis is on a very long deployment and his commander in chief (AKA God) has promised our reunion, after the mission is complete.
What is your forever? Our forever, was NOT long enough. We had so many plans, dreams and hopes for OUR future. We often fantasized about our retirement imagining large holiday gatherings, long walks on the beach and travel. Then, in just the blink of a eye, as I lay a sleep in our bed and he in a tree, gone forever were all our mortal hopes. Now, there is no earthly WE, OUR or US. I have been left to trudge through my final years alone. Yet still, I have no regrets. I would marry him over and over again. I am so very grateful to have been his wife for nineteen years. It was an honor and a privilege and look so very forward to picking up where we left off, when we meet again!
Remember, your forever has a number attached to it. Never assume that its season concludes when you both are old and gray. Your forever could end tomorrow! And if it did, could you proclaim, with confidence, that you loved as best you could? My hope is that my short marriage is a lesson, an eye opener if you will, to others. Hug, kiss and love your spouses with every strand of your being. Don't wait till tomorrow, tomorrow may be too late!
1 Corinthians 13:13
And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.
absolutely beautiful.....you are a blessing to so many!
ReplyDeleteThank you for that reminder. We all need to remember to cherish our days. Praying for you so often.
ReplyDeleteI know it probably brings no real comfort for you and doesn't ease your pain in the least, but I am a stranger in Georgia who heard about your tragic loss from a mutual acquaintance. And we have family who attend Mountain Christian Church in Joppa. Your story and your blog HAS reminded me that EVERY DAY is a blessing, and that I better not take one single minute for granted with my husband and kids.
ReplyDeleteYour Dennis sounds like he was an absolutely incredible husband, dad, and Christian man. Thanks for sharing about him so that others who didn't know him have a better idea of what you and your family - and the world - are now missing.
You are in my thoughts and prayers a lot, and I will be continuing to follow your blog. It (and you) have already been a blessing to me, and again... an excellent reminder to not take things for granted. I will be praying that God will give you SOME measure of peace and comfort in the days and weeks ahead, and that you will continue to cling to him for solace. I am particularly praying that He will give you wisdom for how to "be" with your kids.... what to say/not say, do/not do, etc... while you yourself work through your grief and pain.
Thanks for sharing....